Soal Latihan Narrative Text

Read the text below carefully and choose the answer between A, B, C, D, or E

The Rats and The Elephants

Once upon a time their lived a group of mice under a tree in peace. However, a
group of elephants crossing the jungle unknowingly destroyed the homes of all
the rats. Many of them were even crushed to death.

Then taking of rats decided to approach the elephant's chief and request him
to guide his herd through another route. On hearing the sad story, the
elephant's king apologized and agreed to take another route. And so the lives of
the rats were saved.

One day elephant-hunters came to the jungle and trapped a group of elephants
in huge nets. Then the elephant king suddenly remembered the king of the rats.
He summoned on of the elephants of his herd, which had not been trapped, to go
seek help from the king and told him about the trapped elephants.

The rat's king immediately took his entire group of rats and they cut open the
nets which had trapped the elephant's herd. The elephant herd was totally set
free. They danced with joy and thank the rats.

1. What type of text is the above text? It is

a. a narrative text
b. a description text
c. a recount text
d. an anecdote text
e. an expository text

2. What destroyed the homes of all rats?

a. a group of mice did
b. the hunter did
c. elephant-hunter did
d. a group of elephant did
e. elephant's herd

3. What helped the elephant's herd free?

a. the elephant-hunter did
b. the hunters did
c. the trapped elephants did
d. a group of king did
e. entire group of rats did
4. What is generic structure of "once upon a time there lived a group of mice under a tree in
peace"?
a. Identification
b. Orientation
c. Complication
d. Resolution
e. Description

5. At the end of the story, how was the elephant's herd?

a. angry
b. sad
c. happy
d. dead
e. disappointed

Read the text carefully and answer the questions below

Sura and Baya

A long time ago, there were two animals, Sura and Baya. Sura was the name of a
shark and Baya was a crocodile. They lived in a sea.

Once Sura and Baya were looking for some food. Suddenly, Baya saw a goat.

"Yummy, this is my lunch," said Baya.

"No way! This is my lunch. You are greedy" said Sura. Then they fought for the
goat. After several hours, they were very tired.

Feeling tired of fighting, they lived in the different places. Sura lived in the
water and Baya lived in the land. The border was the beach, so they would never
fight again.

One day, Sura went to the land and looked for some food in the river. He was
very hungry and there was not much food in the sea. Baya was very angry when
he knew that Sura broke the promise.

They fought again. They both hit each other. Sura bit Bayas tail. Baya did the
same thing to Sura. He bit very hard until Sura finally gave up and Awent back
to the sea. Baya was happy.

6. What is the title of a narrative text above?

7. How many characters in the story?
8. What is seen Baya?
9. Why are they fighting?
10. Anyone who violates the agreement between Sura and Baya?
11. What lessons can we learn in the story?
Key Answer
1. A. (a narrative text)
2. D. (a group of elephant did)
3. E. (entire group of rats did)
4. B. (Orientation)
5. C. (happy)
6. Sura and Baya
7. There are two
8. A goat
9. They fight because of a goat
10. Sura
11. Do not break a promise that has been agreed upon.